Film Review: Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
byFew can deny the timeless appeal of the original Mary Poppins. Led by the legendary Julie Andrews in her feature debut, the 1964 classic…
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Film Review: The Bookshop (2018)
byWho wouldn’t like a bookshop in their main street? What kind of sociopath would it take to oppose such an innocent undertaking? These are…
Film Review: The Party (2017)
byWritten and directed by Sally Potter, The Party is a black and white art film with several great performances and a lot of thoughts…
Wednesdays With Woody: Match Point (2005)
byWith the benefit of hindsight, it’s now clear that Match Point marked a turning point of sorts in Woody Allen’s long and winding career….
TV Recap: The Newsroom, S1E10
byWithout any major episode cliffhangers, The Newsroom ended on a satisfying note last night in the season finale. Ominous music did play while Will…
TV Recap: The Newsroom, S1E9
byAfter a blackout, there will be light. And there is. Perhaps the blackout was more indicative of the morally downward spiral New Night 2.0…
TV Recap: The Newsroom, S1E6
byWe knew it from the opening moments of the pilot, and we continue to see evidence displayed throughout each episode of Aaron Sorkin’s The…
TV Recap: The Newsroom, S1E5
byEach time those opening credits for The Newsroom roll and Thomas Newman’s opening titles score plays, I do admit to feeling a little weak…
TV Recap: The Newsroom, S1E4
byLast night’s episode of The Newsroom really took me by surprise. I’ve become accustomed to the work relationship dynamics between the five principal characters,…
TV Recap: The Newsroom, S1E3
byAs the opening title sequence appears for last night’s third episode of The Newsroom, I was struck by two things. The first was that…